Hospital · Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus
Free care to 200% of the federal poverty level.
If your family income is less than or equal to 200% of the FPG, you may qualify for free hospital or hospital clinic care.
What the policy says
Quoted from the hospital’s own documents · read by WaiveApplication formMatchedhttps://www.tbh.org/sites/default/files/2026-07/2026-tbhc-financial-assistance-application-package.docx“[TBHC Financial Assistance Application Package](https://www.tbh.org/sites/default/files/2026-07/2026-tbhc-financial-assistance-application-package.docx)”Financial Assistance | The Brooklyn Hospital Center · read by Waive · tbh.org · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Documents to includeMatchedSocial security letter“Disability Payment$Copy of award letter/certificate, or correspondence from Social Security Administration,or copy of annual benefit letter.To request a copy of your benefit letter, call 1-800-772-1213 or visit [www.ssa.gov.](http://www.ssa.gov/)”TBHC Financial Assistance Application Package · read by Waive · tbh.org · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
How to applyMatchedMail: Mailing address:
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Attn: Financial Counselors Unit, 2nd Floor
121 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201; in person: At any of the main hospital’s registration desks and any of the hospital clinics; phone: By contacting the Financial Counselors Unit at 718-250-8080; portal: Online via the hospital’s website at: https://www.tbh.org/visitor-information/billing/financial-assistance“Submit a complete financial assistance application with all required documentation via mail, or by working with one of our Financial Counselors in person or via phone. You can get an application in any of the following ways:
* Online via the hospital’s website at: [https://www.tbh.org/visitor-information/billing/financial-assistance](https://www.tbh.org/visitor-information/billing/financial-assistance)
* At any of the main hospital’s registration desks and any of the hospital clinics
* By contacting the Financial Counselors Unit at 718-250-8080
* Mailing address:
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Attn: Financial Counselors Unit, 2nd Floor
121 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201”Financial Assistance | The Brooklyn Hospital Center · read by Waive · tbh.org · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
DecisionMatched30 days“Once the patient has submitted an application the patient may disregard all bills until a determination has been made on the application. A decision will be made within 30 days of receipt of completed application.”TBHC Financial Assistance Policy · read by Waive · tbh.org · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Before collectionsMatched180 days after the first bill“Hospitals cannot send unpaid bills to a collection agency for at least 180 days after your first bill.”TBHC Financial Assistance Application Package · read by Waive · tbh.org · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
What Tender found
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